deflate
Example Sentences
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Kramer warns that if the team doesn’t deflate fast enough, the next balloon in the lineup “will just walk right over the top of us.”
Saudi Arabia is also pulling back on its government spending, with deflated oil prices forcing it to downsize many of its gigaprojects, Callen added.
From Los Angeles Times
Driving with deflated tires can cost motorists two or three miles per gallon, according to the EPA.
From Los Angeles Times
She fastened the deflating balloon to her handmade overhead sign that read “Convict Trump Already.”
From Seattle Times
A spent heart normally wilts like a deflated balloon, but this one had been pumped with chemicals to imitate the fullness of life.
From Los Angeles Times
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
